Australian Open 2025: Emma Raducanu and Alex de Minaur in action on day five - live

now 03.19 CET Emma Raducanu looks relieved as she talks about beating her good friend Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, continuing her journey back from an injury layoff and facing second seed Iga Swiatek in the third round. This is a slam I love playing at so to make it to the third round means a lot to me. It’s incredibly difficult whenever you play a friend but I had to put that aside today. It was tricky today, it was a little bit windy, but we both had to deal with that. We both, in patches, had moments with out serve, but I was proud to get in back on track. It’s difficult. The way I play is pretty athletic. I was feeling it but the way I recovered, I was pretty proud of. It’s a good match for me. Every match I can play against a tough opponent is good for me. We’ve played twice before on clay but this will be the first time on a hardcourt. I have nothing to lose. Share Updated at 03.20 CET

6m ago 03.14 CET Emma Raducanu beats Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5 Emma Raducanu is through to the third round at the Australian Open for the first time after shaking off soreness and her good friend Amanda Anisimova. The former US Open champion took some time to find her touch but soon outplayed Anisimova as the American too often went searching for winners rather than playing a more patient game against a seemingly wounded opponent. Anisimova had 39-12 winners but paid a heavy price for 44-17 unforced errors while Raducanu looked more comfortable rallying from the baseline or when approaching the net. Next up for Raducanu … a certain Iga Swiatek. Relentless Raducanu ⚔️@EmmaRaducanu defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5, advancing to a maiden third round berth at the #AusOpen.#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/cqLMQl97pk — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share Updated at 03.19 CET

11m ago 03.09 CET Miomir Kecmanovic beats Hubert Hurkacz (18) 6-4 6-4 6-2 We have our first upset of the day as Miomir Kecmanovic knocks out 18th seed and last year’s quarter-finalist Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. It was an impressive performance from Kecmanovic and the Serb should hold few fears coming up against Holger Rune (13) or Matteo Berrettini in the third round. View image in fullscreen Miomir Kecmanovic beats Hubert Hurkacz in the second round of the Australian Open. Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP Share

16m ago 03.03 CET Emma Raducanu is showing few signs of the injury concerns that called for a medical timeout at the start of the second set as she holds serve against Amanda Anisimova. The American pulled out three backhand winners to take the game to deuce but Raducanu holds her nerve with her agility around the court telling as the game edges towards the two-hour mark. Anisimova to, once again, serve to stay alive. Share

21m ago 02.58 CET The 18th seed is on the ropes on John Cain Arena as Miomir Kecmanovic again breaks Hubert Hurkacz. The Pole is serving to try to find a way back into the contest at 6-4, 6-4, 4-2. He's got the first two sets in the bag, and now he's added a break.@MioKecmanovic leads Hubert Hurkacz 3-2 in the third.#AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/Mk3j6rak9s — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share Updated at 02.59 CET

22m ago 02.57 CET Emma Raducanu can’t quite seal the match as Amanda Anisimova has the Brit scurrying around the court at 40-30. Raducanu fights to stay in the point until Anisimova sends a forehand return long to give up an 18-shot rally that she controlled throughout. The game twice goes to deuce before the American blazes a forehand winner then Raducanu goes long off from well behind the baseline on a backhand return. Share

26m ago 02.53 CET Ons Jabeur beats Camila Osorio 7-5 6-3 Ons Jabeur overcomes illness and Camila Osorio to move into the third round. The three-time grand slam finalist will face the winner of the ongoing match between Emma Navarro and Xiyu Wang. The eighth seed Navarro currently leads 6-3, 2-4. Ons battled it out to go through to the third round winning 7-5 6-3. 🙌#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/V0xPGqvHFR — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share

28m ago 02.51 CET Emma Raducanu is improving as the match against Amanda Anisimova carries on and the American will now serve to stay alive. Raducanu leads 6-3, 5-4. Share

30m ago 02.49 CET Iga Swiatek (2) beats Rebecca Sramkova 6-0 6-2 Iga Swiatek surges into the third round with victory over Rebecca Sramkova in bang on an hour. The second seed will face the winner of the ongoing battle between Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova, while Alex de Minaur is next up on Rod Laver Arena. View image in fullscreen Iga Swiatek beats Rebecca Sramkova during day five of the 2025 Australian Open. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images Share

38m ago 02.42 CET The topsy-turvy clash on Kia Arena keeps rolling with Amanda Anisimova breaking Emma Raducanu. This is turning into a battle between Anisimova’s impatience and Raducanu’s injury concerns. Share

40m ago 02.40 CET Daria Kasatkina (9) beats Yafan Wang 6-2 6-0 Daria Kasatkina is yet to drop a set as she cruises out of the second round with an emphatic victory over Yafan Wang. The ninth seed is yet to pass the third round in nine previous attempts at the Australian Open and this time will face the winner between Yulia Putintseva (24) and Shuai Zhang. View image in fullscreen Daria Kasatkina celebrates winning her second round match against Yafan Wang. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Share

46m ago 02.34 CET Stirring work from Emma Raducanu as the Brit breaks back immediately after a medical timeout. She seals it with a sublime cross-court forehand that Amanda Anisimova doesn’t even bother chasing down. Raducanu then holds serve and is right back in the second set while trailing 2-3. Share

48m ago 02.32 CET Ons Jabeur seems to be suffering from illness rather than injury and has had to head to the locker room a couple of times during her second round match against Camila Osorio. The three-time grand slam finalist is shaking off any ailments to open up a 7-5, 3-2 lead, but it looks like she’d ideally finish this quickly. View image in fullscreen Ons Jabeur takes a breather during her second round match against Camila Osorio. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP Share

51m ago 02.29 CET Emma Raducanu calls for a medical timeout and receives some assistance to stretch out the hip, groin and back regions. Hopefully the Brit is just a bit tight rather than suffering anything too serious but she has looked restricted in her movements through this second set. Amanda Anisimova serves while up 3-0. Share

53m ago 02.27 CET An upset is well and truly brewing on John Cain Arena as Miomir Kecmanovic takes a two sets lead over 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz at 6-4, 6-4. Last year’s quarter-finalist has sent down nine aces as his serve looks in fine touch but the ground play is off the mark with 22 unforced errors to Kecmanovic’s eight critical at this stage. Share

1h ago 02.23 CET Emma Raducanu is subtly grabbing at what appears to be a hip concern. No double faults this time but Amanda Anisimova breaks again and is up 3-0 in the second. Share

1h ago 02.22 CET Iga Swiatek races through the first set to love against Rebecca Sramkova in 26 minutes as the Slovak can only claim 10 points. The second seed is in imperious form early in this tournament. The opening set is in the bag for Swiatek, packed in at 6-0 👌 #AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/WR77RVuGj7 — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share

1h ago 02.19 CET Amanda Anisimova starts the second set with a break as Emma Raducanu takes the game to deuce despite a pair of double faults. But the Brit pays the price for another double fault on break point. Anisimova then finishes with a couple of aces to hold serve and take a 2-0 lead. Share

1h ago 02.16 CET Dayana Yastremska (32) beats Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-1 The first singles result of day five sees the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska breeze past Danka Kovinic to take another step towards matching her semi-final appearance at the Australian Open last year. Next up for Yastremska in the third round will be sixth seed Elena Rybakina or Iva Jovic. View image in fullscreen Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska celebrates beating Montenegro's Danka Kovinic at the Australian Open. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Share

1h ago 02.11 CET Emma Raducanu wins the first set against Amanda Anisimova 6-3 in 54 minutes. It has been an even tussle with the American making the early running before Raducanu slowly wrestled back the momentum. The Brit has benefited from having more patience and perhaps trust in her groundstrokes, while Anisimova has a significant lead for both winners (21-7) and unforced errors (20-9). Share

1h ago 02.06 CET Emma Raducanu fights off a break point for Amanda Anisimova to hold serve and take a 5-3 lead. The American’s number of errors are climbing as she looks to rush through the rallies Share

1h ago 02.02 CET Emma Raducanu breaks Amanda Anisimova to edge in front for the first time today. But neither player has the momentum with that the fourth game in a row to go to deuce. Share

1h ago 01.55 CET Emma Raducanu is right back in the match against Amanda Anisimova under now sunny skies on Kia Arena. Once again the Brit is made to work hard to hold serve as the game goes to three deuce but Anisimova pays the price for her backhand weapon suddenly misfiring. It’s all square at 3-3. Share

1h ago 01.53 CET Play is under way on Rod Laver Arena and second seed Iga Swiatek is off to a blistering start against Rebecca Sramkova. The clay court specialist is already up 2-0 after an immediate break. Headphones ✅

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Swiatek is here at the RLA 😍#AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/M9SThIC9Ql — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share

2h ago 01.47 CET Miomir Kecmanovic holds serve to take the first set against Hubert Hurkacz 6-4. The 18th seed didn’t give up on the set without a fight as he twice took the game to deuce but is still to set up a break point against the big-serving Serb. An early break is all that Kecmanovic needed to seal the first set 6-4 vs no.18 Hurkacz 🙌#AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/SDAr36zsu5 — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2025 Share Updated at 01.49 CET

2h ago 01.45 CET Emma Raducanu breaks Amanda Anisimova as the American double faults twice. There is a bit of wind around that seems to be affecting the ball toss but that was still a lacklustre service game from Anisimova. Share

2h ago 01.41 CET Hubert Hurkacz fights back to hold serve to 30 but Miomir Kecmanovic will now serve for the first set. The Pole needs to at least find a first break point against Kecmanovic. View image in fullscreen Hubert Hurkacz plays a forehand return to Miomir Kecmanovic. Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP Share Updated at 01.44 CET

2h ago 01.39 CET Emma Raducanu is broken for a second time after fighting back in a service game that went to deuce five times across almost 14 minutes. Amanda Anisimova’s power on the backhand is proving the difference so far but the American is also looking to get to the net at any opportunity. She leads 3-1 in the first. Share

2h ago 01.36 CET Early danger signs for 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz who is serving to stay in the first set against Miomir Kecmanovic at 3-5 and now down 0-30. The Pole reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park last year but is quickly in a spot of bother on John Cain Arena today. Share Updated at 01.43 CET

2h ago 01.25 CET Amanda Anisimova is the first to hold serve as a pair of powerful forehand winners are too much for Emma Raducanu. The American leads 2-1. View image in fullscreen Amanda Anisimova hits a return against Emma Raducanu on day five of the Australian Open. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images Share Updated at 01.32 CET

2h ago 01.23 CET Over on John Cain Arena, Hubert Hurkacz (18) has been broken by Miomir Kecmanovic as the Serbian opens up an early 3-1 lead in the first. Share Updated at 01.43 CET

2h ago 01.21 CET Emma Raducanu gives up her early advantage with a limp service game as Amanda Anisimova breaks back. Both players are still finding their range from the baseline on the short rallies, but this time Raducanu nets on a pair of simple returns. Share

2h ago 01.18 CET Amanda Anisimova takes the balls in hand but it is Emma Raducanu with the fast start. A pair of sloppy forehands from the American – the first across court, the second a simple return down the line – sail wide to set up two break points. Raducanu only needs one as Anisimova sends a backhand too long. Share

2h ago 01.14 CET Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova are just completing their warm-up and both should have little to hide ahead of their second-round clash after being regular practice partners and becoming good friends in recent times. The former US Open winner told Tumaini Carayol what it will mean to play Anisimova for the first time. I think we’re going to be playing each other many more times in the future. This is the first time. And it’s gonna be a good match. I think she’s a tough opponent. She took some time out, obviously, off the tour, for sort of mental health reasons and just to find herself again. Raducanu ‘more comfortable’ with herself now that she’s not fixated on results Read more Share

2h ago 01.08 CET If you missed out on the five-set thriller between 15th seed Jack Draper and Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis last night, fret not as we have you covered. Tumaini Carayol was at Melbourne Park to cover the match of the tournament thus far. Draper defies Kokkinakis and partisan Australian Open crowd to win thriller Read more While Jack Snape sat in an at times emotional press conference with Kokkinakis, who was one game away from progressing to the third round but in the end succumbed to injury and an equally determined opponent in Draper. I know I don’t have forever left, so I don’t know how long I’m going to be out [injured], or what the future holds, even if I can get back to this point if I get [surgery] done. So I’m just [in] a lot of doubt and pretty upset. One thing’s for sure I can’t keep doing what I’m doing, it’s mental torture and physical torture. ‘I had steam coming out of my ears’: Kokkinakis torment in Draper defeat Read more Share

2h ago 01.04 CET Now for the weather. The clouds have returned after rain interrupted day four – at least on the outside courts – on a confusingly wintery summers day. The forecast is only slightly better for today but the eye-test tells us that we should get a lot more tennis in. Isolated showers on and south of the ranges, remaining dry and sunny in the north. A cool to mild day with temperatures below average. Fresh south to southwesterly winds, through north central districts and along the Gippsland coast during the afternoon.https://t.co/UYVuRwgKlp pic.twitter.com/lb5tSbjK98 — Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) January 15, 2025 Share

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